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Both boys got their summer buzz cuts on Sunday evening. As you can see, James (top row) had an inordinate amount of hair for a 14-month old. He’d already had one haircut several months back — a traumatic experience for … Continue reading →

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My sons have become de facto vegetarians, but they’re the kind that doesn’t eat vegetables. I can’t blame them for passing on the peas and carrots, but their refusal to consume meat makes balanced meal planning difficult. Sammy, 3, used … Continue reading →

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It’s becoming clear that the little guy has no sense of safety or self-preservation. Now 13 months old, James still is not walking, but he crawls around with reckless abandon, going over and through all things that stand in his … Continue reading →

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Revelations from a week of warm, sunny days: 1. Playing baseball in the backyard is the three-year old’s new favorite activity. Though the term “baseball” is used somewhat loosely. All it really means is we go out after dinner and … Continue reading →

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“Staying home with kids, that’s a full-time job.” This is a common response I get when I explain to people that I am an at-home dad. I usually nod politely and say something about how the two boys do keep … Continue reading →

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With the recent balmy temperatures in Portland, we were finally able to break the doublewide jogging stroller out of hibernation. This was great, until I hit the first uphill climb of our maiden jog of the spring. Heading counter clockwise … Continue reading →

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“Daddy, you help me make a pig?” This was the question posed to me by my three-year old son as I sat watching March Madness highlights on SportsCenter, hoping my coffee would clear the NyQuil fog that filled my head. … Continue reading →

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Tom Minervino is an at-home dad raising two young boys in Portland. He’s covered sports full-time and as a freelancer for daily and weekly newspapers from Miami to Bar Harbor. These days, when he’s not changing diapers or tripping over stray toys, he likes to keep tabs on the local sports scene, jog with his wife, eat burritos and dabble in home brewing.